The outdoor walls at Wynwood's Jose De Diego Middle School have been transformed into huge canvases, each meticulously painted, with some murals focusing on typography – featuring inspirational statements, like "Believe"

David Cabrera for Rolling Stone

Now one of the most exciting street art and graffiti meccas in the country, Miami’s Wynwood area hasn’t just been revitalized for artists and art-lovers. See how local creators collaborated to completely transform a local middle school’s campus – and what inspires their vibrant work.

Urban Graffiti Art

Over the past decade, the Wynwood area has transformed into a haven for creative people looking for a way to express themselves. Now known as the Wynwood Arts District, some were thrilled with the newfound injection of capital, while others remained skeptical about the change and the spectre of gentrification.

Raw Project

Wynwood native Robert de los Rios, founder of the RAW project, has been entrenched in Miami’s street art scene for years, so he used this opportunity as a means to bring art to underfunded schools in the area.

Miami Style

Typoe, one third of an art collective known as Primary Flight, along with Cristina Gonzalez and Books Bischof, started in Wynwood when Art Basel launched in 2007. Having no luck at the fair, the trio decided street art was more lucrative. “We were just getting the exposure for ourselves,” Bischof explains to Rolling Stone.

FL.Mingo

The Flamingo

She continues to use her flamingo with a crown symbol because she says she needed something instantly recognizable and distinctly “Miami.” FL.Mingo artwork is still featured at the Wynwood Walls area – but to Mingo, that’s not the real Wynwood.